Zahotila vraza baba ta i zabahatity

Zahotila vraza baba ta i zabahatity:
Pidsypala kuriponku, shchob vyvela dity. (2)

Pryspiv:
Cip-cip, cip-cip, cyuru-cyuru! (3)
Shchob vyvela dity.*

Vysydila kuriponka p’yatero kurchatok:
Oce tobi, vraza babo, na pershyi pochatok.

Oi pohnala vraza baba svoyi kury pasty,
Sama sila pid tynom kuzelynu pryasty.

Stala hmarka nastupaty, doshchyk nakrapaty,
Stala baba svoyi kury ta i dodomu hnaty.

Hnala vona, hnala, troye roztoptala,
Na chetverte spotyknulas, a na p’yate vpala.

Yak pryyihav did iz lisu ta i do svoho dvoru,
Pytayetsya babusenky pro svoyu hudobu.

– Oi didu, didusyu, stalasya prychyna:
Navrochyly lyhi ljudy – ya vsi podushyla.

Stav did babu byty ta stav yiyi vchyty,
A kurochka z-pid prypichka stala boronyty.

– Ne byi, didu, svoyi baby, bo nemaye za shcho,
Tvoya baba hazyaiochka, a ty, did, ledashcho.

Rozserdyvsya did na babu, ne znav, shcho zrobyty
Uzyav yiyi na pleche ta i ponis topyty.

Yak ukynuv did u vodu ta i stav veselytys:
– Dobre, shcho cya utopylas, shche budu zenytys!

Ide did cherez mist ta v doloni pleshche:
– Dobre, shcho cya utopylas, ozenyusya ya shche!

Ide did pid horu ta v doloni rize,
Ohlyanetsya nazad sebe: z vody baba lize.